2020 Women's Volleyball Roster
Kjolhede, Savannah
Jersey Number 15
Savannah Kjolhede
- Year:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Colleyville, Texas
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-3
Bio
AWARDS AND HONORS
Academic All-Big Ten Selection (2021, 2022, 2023)
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 27, 2023)
GET TO KNOW SAVANNAH
Hobbies: Yoga, Shopping, Cooking
Movies: 10 Things I Hate About You, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, About Time
Binge Show: Greys Anatomy, The Bachelor/Bachelorette, Euphoria
Musical Artists: Luke Combs
Dream Job: Medical Sales - Contract Research Organization Rep
Restaurant: Blue Sushi
Hidden Talent: Can Shake My Eyes
Major: Management
Why IU: The Mission of the Program
2023 (SENIOR): Academic All-Big Ten selection ... played in 31 matches with 29 starts ... appeared in 114 sets on the season ... totaled 216 kills and a team-high 117 blocks ... finished sixth in the Big Ten with a .361 hitting percentage ... 12th in the Big Ten with 117 blocks ... five matches on the season with at least seven blocks ... finished tied for fourth in single-season hitting percentage at IU (.361) ... broke the program record for hitting percentage in Big Ten only contests (.379) ... became the 14th player to record 300 blocks in an IU uniform ... made 100th career appearance in win over No. 15 Purdue ... hit over .300 in all three matches at the Long Beach Invitational ... had a career-high 13 kills (.400, 13-3-25) against Long Beach State ... contributed 12 kills in matches against Valparaiso and Austin Peay ... went errorless with 10 kills on 18 swings (.556) in the victory at Miami (FL) ... produced four blocks in the weekend finale at Florida International ... produced a career high 12 blocks in the win over Illinois, the most in a four-set match since 2010 ... swatted a team-high five shots at No. 1 Wisconsin ... went for a combined 19 kills and six blocks in matches against Iowa and No. 2 Nebraska ... went errorless while hitting .522 (12-0-23) in sweep at Maryland ... cracked IU's top-10 list all-time in blocks with four in a win over No. 15 Purdue ... recorded 10 kills and seven blocks at Northwestern ... went for 11 kills on 15 errorless swings (.733) at Ohio State ... combined for 13 blocks vs. Rutgers and Minnesota ... totaled 15 kills and 16 blocks in a pair of wins over Michigan State and Michigan.
2022 (JUNIOR): Academic All-Big Ten Selection ... played in all 32 matches with 30 starts ... tallied 215 kills and a team-best 118 blocks ... hit .308 on the season ... had 10+ kills on four occasions ... had five or more blocks in 14 different games ... hit .727 with eight kills on 11 attempts in a win over Chicago State ... named to Islanders Classic All-Tournament team ... had 11 kills in win against Western Carolina ... recorded six kills and three blocks against TCU ... provided eight kills and eight total blocks in match against No. 21 Western Kentucky ... had six kills and five blocks against No. 9 Penn State ... recorded 12 kills on .588 clip and four service aces in win over Maryland ... put up impressive stat line of seven kills (.500), three digs, two blocks and two service aces against Iowa ... had eight kills on a .438 clip against No. 7 Wisconsin ... recorded five kills and five total blocks at Iowa ... poured in 12 kills with 0 errors on .545 clip against No. 9 Purdue ... had 11 kills, four digs and five blocks in win over Michigan State ... poured in eight kills in win at No. 25 Michigan ... matched career high with nine blocks in win over Michigan State ... piled up 9 kills with no errors on a .643 clip at No. 3 Wisconsin ... hammered home four kills to pair with 6 blocks against No. 16 Penn State ... recorded nine kills and nine blocks in win over Northwestern ... added nine kills and six blocks in victory at No. 5 Ohio State ... had six kills and three digs in win over Illinois ...hit .389 with eight kills and five blocks against Maryland.
2021 (SOPHOMORE): Academic All-Big Ten selection ... started in all 32 matches for the Hoosiers … led the team in blocking with 92 … also put up 160 kills on the season … tallied seven kills and five blocks in the season opener vs. UIC … had another seven kills and four blocks in the win over Bowling Green … picked up five blocks and four kills in the victory at Butler … tallied 10 kills and four block at Western Michigan … knocked down five kills and two blocks in the victory over Purdue Fort Wayne … had six kills and a block against Southeast Missouri State … recorded 10 kills and eight block in the match vs. Mississippi State … put up six blocks and tallied eight kills against Oklahoma … had five kills and two blocks at Georgia Tech … tallied six kills and two blocks in the win over Alabama A&M … saw double-digit kills with 11 and had four blocks against Chicago State … put up four kills in match vs. Ole Miss … aided in the win over Michigan State with two blocks and two kills … tallied to kills vs. Purdue … played all three sets at Ohio State and recorded three kills and a block … recorded four kills and a block in the match against Penn State … had a team-leading six blocks in the victory over Rutgers … notched two kills and two blocks at Maryland … garnered a team-leading four blocks while also recording a kill at Nebraska … had five kills at Minnesota … put up seven kills, five digs and two blocks in the win over Rutgers … saw eight kills and two solo blocks against Northwestern … tallied five kills and one block at Iowa … recorded five kills, three blocks and an ace at Northwestern … led the way in blocks at Illinois with four … saw nine block at home against Nebraska … tallied six kills at Illinois … had five kills and three block in the win over Iowa … totaled six kills and two block for 8.5 points at Purdue.
2020 (FRESHMAN): Started all 18 matches for the Hoosiers in the 2020 season … five matches with at least seven kills … four matches with five or more blocks … season-high nine kills in two matches … season-high eight blocks two times … 58 blocks on the season … 77 kills on the season … hit .467 with nine kills and eight blocks in win against Iowa.
PREP AND PERSONAL: 2019 Under Armour Honorable Mention All-American … PrepVolleyball.Com Senior Ace 83 … 1,231 kills while hitting .406 and 429 blocks (302 solo) at Grapevine High School … holds her school record for career hitting percentage and broke the all-time block record as a junior … 2X Open National Champion with Texas Advantage Club (15’s and 17’s) … MVP of the Texas Girls Coaching Association 5-6A All-Star Game in 2019 … also played soccer, lacrosse, basketball track and field and cross country before settling on volleyball ... daughter of Jim and Kristine Kjolhede … sister Lauren and brother Jared … born October 25 … majoring in Management … does charity work and enjoys working with children … member of National Charity League … Academic All-District honoree all four years in high school.
Academic All-Big Ten Selection (2021, 2022, 2023)
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 27, 2023)
GET TO KNOW SAVANNAH
Hobbies: Yoga, Shopping, Cooking
Movies: 10 Things I Hate About You, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, About Time
Binge Show: Greys Anatomy, The Bachelor/Bachelorette, Euphoria
Musical Artists: Luke Combs
Dream Job: Medical Sales - Contract Research Organization Rep
Restaurant: Blue Sushi
Hidden Talent: Can Shake My Eyes
Major: Management
Why IU: The Mission of the Program
2023 (SENIOR): Academic All-Big Ten selection ... played in 31 matches with 29 starts ... appeared in 114 sets on the season ... totaled 216 kills and a team-high 117 blocks ... finished sixth in the Big Ten with a .361 hitting percentage ... 12th in the Big Ten with 117 blocks ... five matches on the season with at least seven blocks ... finished tied for fourth in single-season hitting percentage at IU (.361) ... broke the program record for hitting percentage in Big Ten only contests (.379) ... became the 14th player to record 300 blocks in an IU uniform ... made 100th career appearance in win over No. 15 Purdue ... hit over .300 in all three matches at the Long Beach Invitational ... had a career-high 13 kills (.400, 13-3-25) against Long Beach State ... contributed 12 kills in matches against Valparaiso and Austin Peay ... went errorless with 10 kills on 18 swings (.556) in the victory at Miami (FL) ... produced four blocks in the weekend finale at Florida International ... produced a career high 12 blocks in the win over Illinois, the most in a four-set match since 2010 ... swatted a team-high five shots at No. 1 Wisconsin ... went for a combined 19 kills and six blocks in matches against Iowa and No. 2 Nebraska ... went errorless while hitting .522 (12-0-23) in sweep at Maryland ... cracked IU's top-10 list all-time in blocks with four in a win over No. 15 Purdue ... recorded 10 kills and seven blocks at Northwestern ... went for 11 kills on 15 errorless swings (.733) at Ohio State ... combined for 13 blocks vs. Rutgers and Minnesota ... totaled 15 kills and 16 blocks in a pair of wins over Michigan State and Michigan.
2022 (JUNIOR): Academic All-Big Ten Selection ... played in all 32 matches with 30 starts ... tallied 215 kills and a team-best 118 blocks ... hit .308 on the season ... had 10+ kills on four occasions ... had five or more blocks in 14 different games ... hit .727 with eight kills on 11 attempts in a win over Chicago State ... named to Islanders Classic All-Tournament team ... had 11 kills in win against Western Carolina ... recorded six kills and three blocks against TCU ... provided eight kills and eight total blocks in match against No. 21 Western Kentucky ... had six kills and five blocks against No. 9 Penn State ... recorded 12 kills on .588 clip and four service aces in win over Maryland ... put up impressive stat line of seven kills (.500), three digs, two blocks and two service aces against Iowa ... had eight kills on a .438 clip against No. 7 Wisconsin ... recorded five kills and five total blocks at Iowa ... poured in 12 kills with 0 errors on .545 clip against No. 9 Purdue ... had 11 kills, four digs and five blocks in win over Michigan State ... poured in eight kills in win at No. 25 Michigan ... matched career high with nine blocks in win over Michigan State ... piled up 9 kills with no errors on a .643 clip at No. 3 Wisconsin ... hammered home four kills to pair with 6 blocks against No. 16 Penn State ... recorded nine kills and nine blocks in win over Northwestern ... added nine kills and six blocks in victory at No. 5 Ohio State ... had six kills and three digs in win over Illinois ...hit .389 with eight kills and five blocks against Maryland.
2021 (SOPHOMORE): Academic All-Big Ten selection ... started in all 32 matches for the Hoosiers … led the team in blocking with 92 … also put up 160 kills on the season … tallied seven kills and five blocks in the season opener vs. UIC … had another seven kills and four blocks in the win over Bowling Green … picked up five blocks and four kills in the victory at Butler … tallied 10 kills and four block at Western Michigan … knocked down five kills and two blocks in the victory over Purdue Fort Wayne … had six kills and a block against Southeast Missouri State … recorded 10 kills and eight block in the match vs. Mississippi State … put up six blocks and tallied eight kills against Oklahoma … had five kills and two blocks at Georgia Tech … tallied six kills and two blocks in the win over Alabama A&M … saw double-digit kills with 11 and had four blocks against Chicago State … put up four kills in match vs. Ole Miss … aided in the win over Michigan State with two blocks and two kills … tallied to kills vs. Purdue … played all three sets at Ohio State and recorded three kills and a block … recorded four kills and a block in the match against Penn State … had a team-leading six blocks in the victory over Rutgers … notched two kills and two blocks at Maryland … garnered a team-leading four blocks while also recording a kill at Nebraska … had five kills at Minnesota … put up seven kills, five digs and two blocks in the win over Rutgers … saw eight kills and two solo blocks against Northwestern … tallied five kills and one block at Iowa … recorded five kills, three blocks and an ace at Northwestern … led the way in blocks at Illinois with four … saw nine block at home against Nebraska … tallied six kills at Illinois … had five kills and three block in the win over Iowa … totaled six kills and two block for 8.5 points at Purdue.
2020 (FRESHMAN): Started all 18 matches for the Hoosiers in the 2020 season … five matches with at least seven kills … four matches with five or more blocks … season-high nine kills in two matches … season-high eight blocks two times … 58 blocks on the season … 77 kills on the season … hit .467 with nine kills and eight blocks in win against Iowa.
PREP AND PERSONAL: 2019 Under Armour Honorable Mention All-American … PrepVolleyball.Com Senior Ace 83 … 1,231 kills while hitting .406 and 429 blocks (302 solo) at Grapevine High School … holds her school record for career hitting percentage and broke the all-time block record as a junior … 2X Open National Champion with Texas Advantage Club (15’s and 17’s) … MVP of the Texas Girls Coaching Association 5-6A All-Star Game in 2019 … also played soccer, lacrosse, basketball track and field and cross country before settling on volleyball ... daughter of Jim and Kristine Kjolhede … sister Lauren and brother Jared … born October 25 … majoring in Management … does charity work and enjoys working with children … member of National Charity League … Academic All-District honoree all four years in high school.
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Monday, July 28
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Monday, July 28
Big Ten Volleyball Media Days: Full Presser
Tuesday, August 01
IUVB at Big Ten Media Day
Monday, August 01
